As an educator, musician, comedian, actor, and military veteran, Jay Are strives to
create art that entertains and makes a positive impact on the world.
In his 10 years as a professional comedian, his accomplishments include being featured
on Kevin Hart’s “Hart of the City” Season 2 on Comedy Central, and helping to raise
over $6 million as branch manager and performer for Funny4Funds, a national comedy
night fundraising organization. He can be seen in comedy clubs all over New England
with his hilariously insightful humor.
As an actor, Jay Are started his theatre career at the Community College of Rhode
Island where he fell in love with Shakespeare, performing in Hamlet and Macbeth. Following
that experience he has performed with local theatre companies and community theatres
in Rhode Island.
Jay Are has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Trident University
and a Master’s in Theatre Education from Emerson College.
Faculty Highlights
Denise Lachowski
I have taught and choreographed for several studios, public school dance programs and musicals. The one performance group I have been involved with for the past 12 years as...
Professor Theodore R. Clement, M.F.A., is a performance faculty member at CCRI, and serves as Theatre Program Coordinator. He teaches Acting I and II, Voice and Articulation, and Public Speaking...
As an educator, musician, comedian, actor, and military veteran, Jay Are strives to create art that entertains and makes a positive impact on the world...
I have taught and choreographed for several studios, public school dance programs and musicals. The one performance group I have been involved with for the past 12 years as...
Professor Theodore R. Clement, M.F.A., is a performance faculty member at CCRI, and serves as Theatre Program Coordinator. He teaches Acting I and II, Voice and Articulation, and Public Speaking...
As an educator, musician, comedian, actor, and military veteran, Jay Are strives to create art that entertains and makes a positive impact on the world...
I have taught and choreographed for several studios, public school dance programs and musicals. The one performance group I have been involved with for the past 12 years as...
